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Neil Simon comedy hit comes to Newtown April 9 to 15

Neil Simon’s first Broadway comedy
smash, Come Blow Your Horn, marks the opening of Newtown Arts Company’s 2015
season and will run from April 9 through 15 at the historic Newtown Theatre.

Leaving home, young Buddy
Baker (Joey Joyce of Langhorne), arrives unannounced at the luxurious
Manhattan apartment of his older brother, Alan (Ronnie Palmieri of
Willow Grove), a swinging girl-chasing bachelor who prefers his carefree life to
working in the family business.

Pleased at his brother's show
of independence, Alan introduces him to New York night life. Their father (DJ Holcombe of Yardley), is unhappy at Alan's mentoring and the loss of an
important account. Adding to the comic confusion and hilarity are the young
men’s’ mother (Jane Landes of Newtown) and Alan’s girlfriends Peggy
(Cynthia Reynolds of Bordentown, N.J.) and Connie (Natalie Chernicoff of Newtown).

Director John Rasiej of Wycombe first directed Come Blow Your Horn for Newtown Arts Company in 2006. That production was the first live
show to appear on the Newtown Theatre stage since the 1930s. Bringing it back
for a reprise Rasiej says, “It was great to fill Newtown Theatre with so much
laughter from a live stage production for one special gala night in 2006 to prove
live theatre could flourish here. The
play deserves a full run so more people can appreciate Neil Simon’s genius
portrayal of family dynamics that trigger roll-on-the-floor laughs while
resonating with the off-beat love and quirky family dynamics we all face in one
way or another.”

Area high school seniors are invited to apply for scholarships

In addition to producing live theatre, Newtown Arts Company’s mission is to provide and support arts education.
Each spring, we award four-year scholarships to deserving high school
seniors who will be majoring in the performing or fine arts at a
postsecondary education institution. Since 1983, we have awarded over
$112,000 to talented area students.

Your application must be received no later than Tuesday, March 31 (Council Rock students should check with their Guidance Center for deadline). For more information, call us at 215-860-7058 or e-mail us at tickets@newtownartscompany.com.

Subscribe now to our exciting 32nd Season and save!

Newtown
Arts Company is pleased to announce its exciting 32nd season and to offer
you the opportunity to purchase an economical Season Subscription before
tickets go on sale to the general public. Our line up includes two block-buster musicals, a Neil
Simon classic, a poignant piece of history and a comical mystery. In addition, subscribers are eligible to purchase discounted tickets for a special family-friendly
event in March, “Shakespeare for Kids.”

Now
is the time to purchase a season subscription. You’ll get your selection of seats in one of three seating categories, including Row I, coveted for its extra leg room. Download
the order form below for details.

Once you have reserved your seats
and days, they are yours for the season. And we realize that plans can change,
so you can easily exchange tickets for any show to a different day at any point
during the season.

Season
subscribers may pick up their tickets at the annual Select-Your-Seat Party — featuring entertainment, wine,
cheese and chocolate in February 2015 at the Newtown Theatre, 120 North State
Street, Newtown. Invitations will be mailed in January. Or you may choose to
have them mailed to you in time for the first show of the season.